US10609721B2 - Wireless access point with two radio frequency modules of same frequency band and signal interference reduction method - Google Patents

Wireless access point with two radio frequency modules of same frequency band and signal interference reduction method Download PDF

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US10609721B2 US15/385,485 US201615385485A US10609721B2 US 10609721 B2 US10609721 B2 US 10609721B2 US 201615385485 A US201615385485 A US 201615385485A US 10609721 B2 US10609721 B2 US 10609721B2
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  • This application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a wireless access point with two radio frequency modules of a same frequency band and a signal interference reduction method.
  • integrating multiple radio frequency modules (RF module) into one access point (AP) may reduce costs of obtaining a single radio frequency resource by a user.
  • the integration of the multiple radio frequency modules into the one AP likely results in interference between respective frequency bands of two radio frequency modules due to a short distance between the two radio frequency modules.
  • frequency bands of the two radio frequency modules are different, which are generally 2.4 gigahertz (GHz) and 5 GHz respectively.
  • An interval between the frequency bands of the two radio frequency modules is relatively long, and signal interference between the two radio frequency modules is relatively weak.
  • the two radio frequency modules integrated into the one AP are two radio frequency modules of a same frequency band, because an interval between center frequencies of channels of the two radio frequency modules is relatively short, adjacent channel attenuation between the two channels is relatively small, and as a result the signal interference between the two radio frequency modules is relatively strong.
  • the signal interference between the two radio frequency modules needs to be reduced, power of a signal transmitted by one radio frequency module needs to be reduced when the signal arrives at the other radio frequency module. If transmit power of a radio frequency module is reduced, a coverage area of the AP is relatively small. If the interval between the two radio frequency modules is increased, a volume of the AP is excessively large. If a special physical device is disposed between the two radio frequency modules to prevent the signal interference between the two, a hardware design requirement is relatively high, and a structure of the AP is complex.
  • This application provides a wireless access point with two radio frequency modules of a same frequency band and a signal interference reduction method, which can reduce interference between two radio frequency modules of a same frequency band and reduce complexity of hardware design for integrating two radio frequency modules of a same frequency band into one AP.
  • a first aspect provides a wireless access point, which may include at least two radio frequency modules and a processor.
  • the at least two radio frequency modules include a first radio frequency module and a second radio frequency module.
  • a frequency band of the first radio frequency module is the same as that of the second radio frequency module.
  • the first radio frequency module works on a first channel.
  • the second radio frequency module works on a second channel.
  • a first transmit power upper limit of the first radio frequency module is greater than a second transmit power upper limit of the second radio frequency module.
  • the processor is configured to schedule a terminal whose signal strength is greater than a threshold and that is of at least one terminal associated with the wireless access point by using the first radio frequency module. After being scheduled, the terminal whose signal strength is greater than the threshold is associated with the wireless access point by using the second radio frequency module.
  • two radio frequency modules of a same frequency band are integrated into a single AP, where a first radio frequency module works on a first channel and transmits a signal by using a first transmit power upper limit, and a second radio frequency module works on a second channel and transmits a signal by using a second transmit power upper limit that is less than the first transmit power upper limit, which may reduce signal interference with signal reception and transmission of the first radio frequency module by signal transmission of the second radio frequency module.
  • a terminal with great signal strength is associated with the AP by using the second radio frequency module. Although interference with the second radio frequency module by signal transmission of the first radio frequency module is strong, a terminal communicating with the second radio frequency module has great signal strength, and is not interfered.
  • a coverage area of the AP with the two radio frequency modules of a same frequency band is ensured, and complexity of hardware design for the AP is reduced.
  • the threshold is a product of designed interference noise of the second radio frequency module and a signal-to-noise ratio corresponding to the second radio frequency module.
  • the designed interference noise of the second radio frequency module is a power value of interference with signal reception of the second radio frequency module when the first radio frequency module transmits a signal by using the first transmit power upper limit.
  • a terminal signal strength threshold scheduled by a terminal is set to be a product of designed interference noise of a second radio frequency module and a signal-to-noise ratio corresponding to the second radio frequency module, to satisfy a requirement that a ratio between signal strength of a terminal associated with an AP by using the second radio frequency module and interference with the second radio frequency module by signal transmission of a first radio frequency module be greater than the signal-to-noise ratio, so that the second radio frequency module can properly receive a signal sent by the terminal.
  • the processor is further configured to raise a clear channel assessment CCA threshold of the second radio frequency module, so that a raised CCA threshold of the second radio frequency module is greater than designed interference noise of the second radio frequency module.
  • the designed interference noise of the second radio frequency module is a power value of interference with signal reception of the second radio frequency module when the first radio frequency module transmits a signal by using the first transmit power upper limit.
  • a CCA threshold of a second radio frequency module is raised, so that interference with the second radio frequency module by signal transmission of a first radio frequency module does not affect signal transmission of the second radio frequency module.
  • the threshold is a product of the raised CCA threshold of the second radio frequency module and a signal-to-noise ratio corresponding to the second radio frequency module.
  • a terminal signal strength threshold scheduled by a terminal is set to be a product of a raised CCA threshold of a second radio frequency module and a signal-to-noise ratio corresponding to the second radio frequency module, so as to ensure that a signal sent by a terminal connected to a second channel can still be properly received after the CCA threshold of the second radio frequency module is raised.
  • an isolation between the first radio frequency module and the second radio frequency module is less than an isolation that is between the first radio frequency module and the second radio frequency module and that is required when transmit power upper limits of the first radio frequency module and the second radio frequency module are both the first transmit power upper limit.
  • an intersection of a first available channel set of the first radio frequency module and a second available channel set of the second radio frequency module is an empty set, and the first channel and the second channel are two proximal channels in the first available channel set and the second available channel set.
  • a second aspect provides a signal interference reduction method, which may include detecting, by a wireless access point, signal strength of each terminal of at least one terminal associated with the wireless access point by using a first radio frequency module of the wireless access point.
  • the method further includes scheduling, by the wireless access point, a terminal whose signal strength is greater than a threshold and that is of the at least one terminal, so that after being scheduled, the terminal whose signal strength is greater than the threshold is associated with the wireless access point by using a second radio frequency module of the wireless access point.
  • a frequency band of the first radio frequency module is the same as that of the second radio frequency module, the first radio frequency module works on a first channel, and the second radio frequency module works on a second channel.
  • a first transmit power upper limit of the first radio frequency module is greater than a second transmit power upper limit of the second radio frequency module.
  • the threshold is a product of designed interference noise of the second radio frequency module and a signal-to-noise ratio corresponding to the second radio frequency module.
  • the designed interference noise of the second radio frequency module is a power value of interference with signal reception of the second radio frequency module when the first radio frequency module transmits a signal by using the first transmit power upper limit.
  • the method further includes raising, by the wireless access point, a clear channel assessment CCA threshold of the second radio frequency module, so that a raised CCA threshold of the second radio frequency module is greater than designed interference noise of the second radio frequency module.
  • the designed interference noise of the second radio frequency module is a power value of interference with signal reception of the second radio frequency module when the first radio frequency module transmits a signal by using the first transmit power upper limit.
  • the threshold is a product of the raised CCA threshold of the second radio frequency module and a signal-to-noise ratio corresponding to the second radio frequency module.
  • an isolation between the first radio frequency module and the second radio frequency module is less than an isolation that is between the first radio frequency module and the second radio frequency module and that is required when transmit power upper limits of the first radio frequency module and the second radio frequency module are both the first transmit power upper limit.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an access point according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of signal coverage areas of two radio frequency modules with different transmit power upper limits
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a signal interference reduction method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a receiver sensitivity threshold is a strength threshold (for example, a lowest demodulation threshold may be specified as ⁇ 92 decibel-milliwatts (dBm)) of a received signal that can be demodulated by a radio frequency module.
  • the radio frequency module demodulates a signal only when strength of the signal received by the radio frequency module is greater than the threshold. If the strength of the signal received by the radio frequency module is less than the threshold, the radio frequency module does not demodulate the signal.
  • a clear channel assessment (CCA) threshold (for example, which may be a CCA threshold of a preamble signal) is a strength threshold of a signal of a channel that is considered busy by the radio frequency module. If a carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) mechanism is used in a WLAN to coordinate access of multiple devices to a wireless medium, the radio frequency module performs signal detection on a channel before sending a signal. If detecting a signal whose strength is greater than the CCA threshold, the radio frequency module considers that the channel is busy. If the channel is busy, the radio frequency module performs a backoff procedure.
  • the CCA threshold may be, for example, ⁇ 83 dBm.
  • an isolation is a ratio between power of a signal transmitted by one radio frequency module and power of a signal that is transmitted by the first radio frequency module and that is received by the other radio frequency module on a same channel.
  • the isolation generally uses a decibel (dB) as a unit.
  • a first radio frequency module transmits a signal on a channel 149.
  • Power of the signal transmitted by the first radio frequency module is P1.
  • the signal transmitted by the first radio frequency module is transmitted to a second radio frequency module.
  • a ratio between P1 and P2 is a signal attenuation degree, that is, an isolation between the first radio frequency module and the second radio frequency module.
  • the isolation between the first radio frequency module and the second radio frequency module needs to be greater than a specific threshold, so that when the signal transmitted by the first radio frequency module is transmitted to the second radio frequency module, signal strength after being attenuated on an adjacent channel is less than a receiver sensitivity threshold of the second radio frequency module.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an access point according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the AP described in this embodiment of the present invention includes at least two radio frequency modules and a processor 30 .
  • the foregoing at least two radio frequency modules include a first radio frequency module 10 and a second radio frequency module 20 , that is, the first radio frequency module 10 and the second radio frequency module 20 are integrated into a single AP.
  • Frequency bands of the first radio frequency module 10 and the second radio frequency module 20 are the same.
  • the first radio frequency module 10 transmits a signal on a first channel.
  • the second radio frequency module 20 transmits a signal on a second channel.
  • a first transmit power upper limit of the first radio frequency module 10 is greater than a second transmit power upper limit of the second radio frequency module 20 .
  • a transmit power upper limit of a radio frequency module is maximum transmit power that may be used by the radio frequency module.
  • the first transmit power upper limit of the first radio frequency module 10 may be a transmit power value of the first radio frequency module 10 working at full power.
  • the first transmit power upper limit of the first radio frequency module 10 is large, so that a signal coverage area of the AP may be ensured.
  • the second radio frequency module 20 may be a radio frequency module whose transmit power value is less than the first transmit power upper limit of the first radio frequency module 10 working at full power.
  • the second radio frequency module 20 may also be a physical device that is the same as the first radio frequency module 10 , and maximum transmit power of the second radio frequency module 20 is set to be less than a transmit power value of the second radio frequency module 20 working at full power.
  • a set of operating channels that may be used by the first radio frequency module 10 is a first channel set
  • a set of operating channels that may be used by the second radio frequency module 20 is a second channel set.
  • the first channel set does not overlap with the second channel set, that is, an intersection of the first channel set and the second channel set is an empty set.
  • the AP is designed with a criterion of two operating channels whose frequencies are proximal in the first channel set and the second channel set. Adjacent channel attenuation between the two operating channels whose frequencies are proximal is minimum, and in this case, signal interference between the two radio frequency modules is maximum.
  • channels that may be selected by the second radio frequency module 20 include a channel 36, a channel 40, a channel 44, and a channel 48
  • channels that may be selected by the first radio frequency module 10 include a channel 149, a channel 153, a channel 157, a channel 161, and a channel 165.
  • a center frequency of the channel 48 is separated from that of the channel 149 by 505 MHz. In this case, adjacent channel attenuation between the foregoing two channels is minimum.
  • a highest design criterion needs to be used.
  • This channel selection status has a highest requirement for the isolation between the two radio frequency modules.
  • an interval between center frequencies of the channels selected by the two radio frequency modules is greater than 505 MHz.
  • the AP needs to be designed by using an example in which the channel combination of the channel 48 and the channel 149 is selected.
  • the radio frequency module transmits a signal without using maximum transmit power
  • interference with the other radio frequency module by the signal of the radio frequency module is less than interference generated when the signal is transmitted by using the maximum transmit power.
  • the AP needs to be designed by using an example in which the two radio frequency modules both transmit the signals by using their respective maximum transmit power.
  • the first radio frequency module and the second radio frequency module transmit a signal by using same maximum transmit power, signal coverage areas of the first radio frequency module and the second radio frequency module are the same, that is, a first coverage area is the same as a second coverage area.
  • the coverage area of the AP is ensured.
  • the signal transmitted by the first radio frequency module greatly interferes with the second radio frequency module, and the signal transmitted by the second radio frequency module greatly interferes with the first radio frequency module. Therefore, in this embodiment of the present invention, the first radio frequency module transmits the signal by using the maximum transmit power of 20 dBm, which may ensure a maximum coverage area of a signal transmitted by a radio frequency module on this frequency band. Transmit power of the second radio frequency module is reduced, so as to reduce interference with the first radio frequency module at a cost of reducing a coverage area of the second radio frequency module.
  • the foregoing first radio frequency module 10 transmits the signal on the channel 149 at full power. It is assumed that the foregoing full power is 20 dBm, and the coverage area of the first radio frequency module 10 may be the first coverage area.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of signal coverage areas of two radio frequency modules with different transmit power.
  • the first coverage area of the first radio frequency module may be shown by an outer ring of a concentric circle in FIG. 2 .
  • the second radio frequency module 20 transmits the signal on the channel 48 by using the maximum transmit power. It is assumed that the foregoing maximum transmit power is 10 dBm, and the coverage area of the second radio frequency module may be the second coverage area, which is shown by an inner ring of the concentric circle in FIG. 2 .
  • the receiver sensitivity threshold of the first radio frequency module 10 is ⁇ 92 dBm. Therefore, to ensure that the signal transmitted by the second radio frequency module 20 does not interfere with the signal reception of the first radio frequency module 10 , it is required that Q1 ⁇ 92 dBm.
  • a required isolation x ⁇ 60 dB it can be learned that a required isolation x ⁇ 60 dB. That is, in the foregoing scenario, when the isolation between the first radio frequency module 10 and the second radio frequency module 20 reaches 60 dB, it can be ensured that the signal transmitted by the second radio frequency module 20 does not interfere with the signal reception of the first radio frequency module 10 . Further, when the isolation between the first radio frequency module 10 and the second radio frequency module 20 reaches 60 dB, Q1 ⁇ 92 dBm. Because ⁇ 92 dBm ⁇ 83 dBm, Q1 ⁇ 83 dBm, that is, Q1 is less than the CCA threshold of the first radio frequency module 10 . The signal transmitted by the second radio frequency module 20 does not interfere with signal transmission of the first radio frequency module 10 .
  • the isolation between the first radio frequency module 10 and the second radio frequency module 20 is designed to be 60 dB, it can be ensured that the signal transmitted by the second radio frequency module 20 does not interfere with the signal reception of the first radio frequency module 10 . Therefore, when the AP is designed, an example in which the isolation between the first radio frequency module 10 and the second radio frequency module 20 is 60 dB is used in the design.
  • Q2 ⁇ 82 dBm.
  • the receiver sensitivity threshold of the second radio frequency module 20 is ⁇ 92 dBm. Therefore, Q2> ⁇ 92 dBm in this case, that is, the strength of the signal of the first radio frequency module 10 that is received by the second radio frequency module 20 is greater than the receiver sensitivity threshold of the second radio frequency module 20 .
  • the first radio frequency module 10 becomes a noise source of the second radio frequency module 20
  • the foregoing ⁇ 82 dBm may be defined as designed interference noise of the second radio frequency module 20
  • the foregoing designed interference noise of the second radio frequency module 20 may be defined as a power value of interference of first radio frequency module transmitting the signal by using the first transmit power upper limit with signal reception of the second radio frequency module 20 .
  • signal strength of the terminal needs to be greater than a product of the designed interference noise of the second radio frequency module 20 and a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) corresponding to the second radio frequency module 20 .
  • SNR signal-to-noise ratio
  • the AP schedules a terminal with great signal strength to the second radio frequency module 20 .
  • the second radio frequency module 20 uses different modulation and coding schemes, requirements for the signal-to-noise ratio are also different. Therefore, the signal-to-noise ratio corresponding to the second radio frequency module 20 may change with a modulation and coding scheme used by the second radio frequency module 20 .
  • the foregoing processor 30 is configured to schedule a terminal whose signal strength is greater than a threshold and that of in at least one terminal associated with the AP by using the first radio frequency module 10 , so that after being scheduled, the terminal whose signal strength is greater than the threshold is associated with the AP by using the second radio frequency module 20 .
  • the isolation between the first radio frequency module 10 and the second radio frequency module 20 is 60 dB, and the designed interference noise of the second radio frequency module 20 is ⁇ 82 dBm. Therefore, to ensure that the second radio frequency module 20 can properly receive the signal sent by the terminal connected to the channel 48, the signal strength of the terminal needs to be greater than the product of the foregoing designed interference noise of the second radio frequency module 20 and the SNR corresponding to the second radio frequency module 20 .
  • the processor 30 may determine, according to the foregoing designed interference noise of the second radio frequency module 20 and the SNR corresponding to the second radio frequency module 20 , for example, the SNR of 48 dB, a threshold for signal strength of a terminal connected to the second channel.
  • the processor 30 may schedule a terminal whose signal strength is greater than the foregoing Q3 and that is of one or more terminals associated with the AP by using the first radio frequency module 10 , so that after being scheduled, the foregoing terminal whose signal strength is greater than Q3 is associated with the foregoing AP by using the second radio frequency module 20 .
  • the processor 30 may obtain a received signal strength indication (RSSI) of uplink signal strength of each terminal connected to the first channel (that is, the channel 149).
  • RSSI received signal strength indication
  • a terminal whose uplink signal strength is greater than the foregoing signal strength threshold (that is, Q3) is instructed to connect to the second channel (that is, the channel 48), that is, the processor 30 may instruct the terminal whose uplink signal strength is greater than Q3 to switch to the second radio frequency module.
  • the processor 30 may instruct the first radio frequency module 10 to send a disassociation frame to the terminal, so as to disconnect association between the terminal and the first radio frequency module 10 . Then the terminal scans a connectable channel. In this case, the first radio frequency module 10 maintains a state in which terminal access is not allowed. For example, when the terminal sends a probe request to the first radio frequency module 10 , the first radio frequency module 10 gives no reply. After the terminal sends a probe request to the second radio frequency module 20 , the second radio frequency module 20 responds to the probe request sent by the terminal, and the terminal connects to the second channel.
  • the processor 30 may also send a channel switch announcement to the terminal, so as to instruct the terminal to switch to the second channel (for example, the channel 48).
  • the second channel for example, the channel 48.
  • the foregoing signal strength Q2 of the signal of the first radio frequency module 10 that is received by the second radio frequency module 20 is ⁇ 82 dBm.
  • Q2 is greater than the CCA threshold of the second radio frequency module 20
  • the foregoing CCA threshold of the second radio frequency module 20 is ⁇ 83 dBm. Because ⁇ 82 dBm is close to ⁇ 83 dBm, the signal transmitted by the first radio frequency module 10 does not interfere with the signal transmission of the second radio frequency module 20 in this case.
  • the CCA threshold of the second radio frequency module 20 is quite close to the designed interference noise, and the processor 30 may also raise the CCA threshold of the second radio frequency module 20 to prevent interference caused by another factor not considered in the design.
  • power of interference with the second radio frequency module 20 by the first radio frequency module 10 of the AP designed according to a relatively low isolation may be greater than the CCA threshold of the second radio frequency module 20 .
  • the processor 30 may raise the CCA threshold of the second radio frequency module 20 , so that raised CCA threshold of the second radio frequency module 20 is greater than the designed interference noise of the second radio frequency module.
  • the processor 30 may raise the CCA threshold of the second radio frequency module 20 by one or more dBm.
  • the threshold for the signal strength of the terminal should also be raised accordingly.
  • the threshold for the signal strength of the terminal may be a product of the raised CCA threshold of the second radio frequency module 20 and the SNR corresponding to the second radio frequency module 20 .
  • a first radio frequency module transmits a signal on a first channel by using a first transmit power upper limit
  • a second radio frequency module transmits a signal on a second channel by using a second transmit power upper limit that is less than the first transmit power upper limit, which may reduce a requirement, of signal reception and transmission of the first radio frequency module, for an isolation between the first radio frequency module and the second radio frequency module.
  • the AP may further schedule, by using a processor of the AP, a terminal whose signal strength is greater than a threshold and that of in multiple terminals associated with the AP by using the first radio frequency module, so that after being scheduled, the foregoing terminal whose signal strength is greater than the threshold is associated with the AP by using the second radio frequency module.
  • the second radio frequency module can properly receive a signal sent by a terminal connected to the second channel, which may reduce signal interference between the two radio frequency modules of a same frequency band and reduce complexity of hardware design for integrating two radio frequency modules of a same frequency band into one AP.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a signal interference reduction method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method described in this embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps.
  • the signal interference reduction method provided in this embodiment of the present invention may be applied to the access point provided in the foregoing embodiment shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the signal interference reduction method provided in this embodiment of the present invention may be applied to the access point provided in the foregoing embodiment shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the signal interference reduction method provided in this embodiment of the present invention may be applied to the access point provided in the foregoing embodiment shown in FIG. 1 .
  • a first radio frequency module transmits a signal on a first channel by using a first transmit power upper limit
  • a second radio frequency module transmits a signal on a second channel by using a second transmit power upper limit that is less than the first transmit power upper limit, which may reduce a requirement, of signal reception and transmission of the first radio frequency module, for an isolation between the first radio frequency module and the second radio frequency module.
  • a terminal whose signal strength is greater than a threshold and that is of multiple terminals associated with the AP by using the first radio frequency module is scheduled, so that after being scheduled, the foregoing terminal whose signal strength is greater than the threshold is associated with the AP by using the second radio frequency module.
  • the second radio frequency module can properly receive a signal sent by a terminal connected to the second channel, which may reduce signal interference between the two radio frequency modules of a same frequency band and reduce complexity of hardware design for integrating two radio frequency modules of a same frequency band into one AP.
  • the program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium.
  • the foregoing storage medium may include a magnetic disk, an optical disc, a read-only memory (ROM), or a random access memory (RAM).

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